Rallings Announced As District IX Player Of The Year
June 10, 2016 | Baseball
DALLAS -- The National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America announced its 2016 District Players of the Year and Washington senior pitcher Troy Rallings was named the District IX Player of the Year.
Joining Rallings on the 2016 NCBWA District Players of the Year list are District I: SS Charles LeBlanc (Pittsburgh); District II: C R.J. Devish (Rutgers); District III: SP/1B Brendan McKay (Louisville) and SP Logan Shore (Florida); District IV: OF Seth Beer (Clemson) and 3B Will Craig (Wake Forest); District V: SP Eric Lauer (Kent State); District VI: 3B Jake Burger (Missouri State); District VII: 3B Boomer White (Texas A&M) and District VIII: C Chris Devito (New Mexico).
Rallings, a finalist for the Stopper of the Year Award and semifinalist for both the Howser Trophy and Golden Spikes Award, leads the nation in WHIP (0.72) and ranks second in ERA (0.89). He was named a first-team All-American by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball, and also took home Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year honors. The Carlsbad, California, native became only the third Washington pitcher ever to be named a first team All-American and first since Tim Lincecum in 2006.
Rallings led the Huskies a second-place finish in the Pac-12 and their second NCAA Regional in the last three years. He finished the season 4-1 with a 0.89 ERA and 16 saves in 61 innings over 28 appearances, allowing only six earned runs and striking out 60. Rallings broke UW's single-season ERA record and 15 of his 16 saves lasted longer than three outs. He is third in the nation in saves and fourth in hits allowed per nine innings (4.72), allowing the fewest hits, runs, and earned runs in the Pac-12, and posting a league-best .155 batting average against.
